Byron Katie
Category Archives: CHARACTER
3 Things We Ask Our Kids Every Night
And Why We Need To Ask Ourselves The Same Questions
I have observed that bedtime offers us, parents, an incredible opportunity to build lasting memories with our families. But even if you don’t have children (or your children are grown) it’s still a perfect time to reflect on and bring closure to the day. My wife developed a small bedtime ritual that we do with […]
9 Powerful Cultures We Need to Have in our Families
Successful Parents Have Spoken and This is What They Have to Say
In my previous post, 5 Things That All Great Parents Do I talk about my observations of the basic tenets of being a successful parent. I recently took those observations further by surveying a panel of successful parents, and asked them the following question: “What kind of culture should we create in our homes to […]
When I argue with reality, I lose—but only 100% of the time.
5 Signs of a Great Vacation
What a Great Vacation Does For Us
For many of us though, taking a true vacation can be a challenge. Often the weight of job or business responsibilities doesn’t allow us to easily get away. Sometimes a vacation itself represents additional work in terms of budgeting, planning, booking, packing, and food prep. And when we’re on vacation sometimes it’s difficult to let […]
7 things you absolutely cannot allow on your vacation
Removing these is a surefire way to a stress-free vacation
5 Steps to Your Next Promotion
Get a peek inside one mentoring session I recently had
“How do I get promoted to the next level?” This was the question of a young up and coming professional who recently called me for advice. Their question was specifically related to getting promoted to a Director role. I thought about this question at some length before I provided him a response. What follows are […]
5 ways to help ensure “happy” kids don’t become “spoiled” kids
How to protect our children from "entitlement"
As conscientious parents, we all have something in common. We not only want to provide for our children – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, but we genuinely want to give them better information, lessons, learning, skills, experiences, conveniences, and opportunities – in other words – a better life than we had. However, in this noble […]
How to get over a crushing defeat
How to grab your happy ending by the horns, when the happy ending is no where in sight
I have a confession to make…I need this post more than you do. My life has been full of hard lessons, many of which were of my own doing – my casual attitude toward risk, poor choices, unforeseen outcomes of decisions, as well as your garden variety mistakes and setbacks. I have experienced some crushing […]
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